"The newly-crowned GM easily had the best prose of any article. He
encapsulated the feel of the chess club with well-crafted metaphors and
pulsing emotion. When describing GM Yermolinsky's frustration of
playing out an obvious draw, he invited the reader into the tournament
hall for the spectacle. Kraai articulated the Oakland chess scene with
vivid details."- Michael Klein

"Quite an entertaining tourney report which managed to give a nice look back on the tourney along with providing some funny side anecdotes."-Arun Sharma

"Nice imagery by Kraai, mixing different sports to make chess seem like boxing and poking fun at the difference between the staid world of organized chess and the chaotic world of what we might call 'underground chess.'"- Michael Atkins

"Regional reporting, such as Kraai's, should be seen often on CLO." - Alexey Root

The countdown, recapped below, is now over. Thanks to the judges, the writers and the readers. May 2008 bring as many good articles as 2007 did!
Top Ten articles of 2007